DIY Ladybug Costume: Easy 20-Min Build
Time20 minEffortEasy
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Red sweats, black felt dots, and little spotted wings. The dots are the whole insect. Twenty minutes, easy: a red shirt, black pants, and black felt for dots. Make the dots different sizes; uniform dots read as domino.
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Tip: paint a black center line down the back of the shirt.
Steps
- Cut lots of circles from the black felt.
- Arrange all the dots on the shirt dry first.
- Step back and check.
- Cut 8 to 10 black felt circles.
- Spread them across the red shirt.
- Then glue.
- Cut two small wing shapes from the felt scraps.
- Dot them.
- Pin the wings at the back.
- Bend pipe cleaners into antennae.
- Attach them to the headband.
- Safety: Pin the wings where little hands cannot reach the pins.
- Wear the dotted sweats with the antennae headband.
- Optional pro finish: paint a black center line down the back of the shirt.
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Common questions
How many dots does a ladybug need?
Seven is the classic (like the seven-spotted ladybug), but 8 to 10 spread evenly photographs better. Odd numbers look natural; even numbers look patterned.
How do you keep felt dots on through the night?
Fabric glue applied the night before, or safety pins from inside for day-of. Tape peels by hour two, do not trust tape.
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